Sightings: UFO 'seen hovering over village' near Wrexham, Wales

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Northeast Wales has become a UFO ‘hotspot’ — and it all began when something crashed into the Berwyn mountain range at 8:30 pm in 1974 Just 8 minutes later, a 4.5 magnitude earthquake hit Wrexham, Chester, Liverpool and even Manchester and the Isle of Man. This incident has become known as the Welsh Roswell. Two weeks later, some say the military engaged and shot down a UFO in the same area. A third ‘crash’ occurred in December 2000 near Llangollen. Now, the ‘sightings’ have begun anew. What’s going on in Wales? — PID

Mar 5, 2008 (WREXHAM LEADER) — A north east Wales resident has called for an explanation after spotting a UFO. The man, who did not want to be named, claims to have seen a strange object in the sky above Overton, near Wrexham, at about 6am on Friday. This is the latest in a string of UFO sightings in the Wrexham area in recent months, prompting one flying saucer enthusiast to dub the region “a UFO hot spot”. Full Report